Filpro, an Enterprise Development Company has been established to empower informal automotive entrepreneurs. Largely funded by G.U.D Filters a Proudly South African company, Filpro develops motor mechanics operating in previously disadvantaged communities.

Targeted beneficiaries of the programme have been divided into three categories:

Category A - Businesses operated on the side of the road

Category B - those running their businesses from home

Category C - those with established structures in need of some interventions

A number of training, coaching and mentoring programmes have been offered to mechanics to help equip them with resources to grow their businesses.